United Nations Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres was uncovered to the coronavirus Tuesday by a U.N. official who already had COVID-19 and is isolating for the following few days, diplomatic sources mentioned.
Guterres, 72, has canceled his upcoming in-person engagements, sources instructed AFP.
The U.N. chief was to be the visitor of honor of the U.N. Correspondents Affiliation at its annual gala in New York Metropolis on Wednesday. On Thursday, he was to take part in a U.N. Safety Council assembly on the challenges of terrorism and local weather change, led by Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
Bazoum, whose nation holds the council presidency, arrived in New York on Tuesday and is anticipated to remain till the top of the week, when he heads to Washington.
The spokesperson for the secretary-general, Stephane Dujarric, declined to remark instantly on Guterres’ situation.
Dujarric indicated a number of days in the past that Guterres had lately obtained his third dose of the anti-coronavirus vaccine, after having hesitated for a very long time concerning the advisability of receiving booster pictures whereas thousands and thousands of individuals all through the world have but to obtain their first jab.
